8th Tithi Lunar phase,(Chandra) Moon 'Day', the light of the Moon is fading the dark side (waning) moon is becoming darker. This Ashtami day of the Moon is ruled by the Vasu's - it is time to be seen and let your Light shine as today is Sunday ruled by Surya, it is a good day to honour the sun the karaka for your soul which is the biggest atomic light with you, this it is called atma (pure consciousness, eternal and bliss).

We always have two things or more at play in a day, the Lunar day and the Solar Day.

Two halves of a whole, Moon Yin (Shakti) Feminine Energy with many layers because to make matters even more strange the moon is personified as (Chandra a male) and Yang (Shiva) Male energy, they are at play in everything with overlapping energies of DNA (ancestors)and our past life karmas that overlay and overlap. We must know what category we are communicating in thus we have Ganesha the lord of categories who puts everything in its appropriation category.

We have our own mind and the layers of our mind emotional, intellectual & higher mind, the minds of others, the minds of other spirits and minds of the unseen, the mind of the God, and Goddess's. Who is your mind listening to, which level are you reacting to in this life. If the Sun (Surya) shines brightly in your life the sun can burn away the voices that are not working in your best atma (sat chit ananda) interest.

Remember we are always multi-tasking, multi-layered HUMAN BEINGS thus nothing is so simple as this or that, reality is complex.Om Surya Namahathemysticeye.weebly.com

B.N.Narahari Achar had presented the date of Mahabharata war and related observed events described in the epic with extraordinary accuracy by Veda Vyasa in an international colloquium (January 2003). Further researches by him have established the Mahabharata as the sheet-anchor of the history of Bharatam. The textual references (Critical edition of Bhandarkar Institute) of observed events are related to either planets or comets. In this note (July 2006), Achar establishes that some references are emphatically to comets (mentioned as such in the text itself; graha means both 'planet' and 'comet' and has to be interpreted in context). This brilliant insight resolves the centuries' old problem of apparent inconsistencies within the critical edition of the text. In fact, there are no inconsistencies. Mahabharata is astonishingly accurate, making it the most authentic historical document in human civilizational history.

Continuing the path-breaking use of planetarium software (of the type used by NASA to launch satellites into cosmos), Achar also validates the date of Nirvana of the Buddha. This date is consistent with the Tibetan Bauddha tradition which notes that Gautama the Buddha lived in 19th century BCE. The skymaps of the 3067 and 1807 BCE map the important dates in Hindu civilization: the Great War and the Nirvana of the Buddha, respectively.

Kalyanaraman (20 July 2006). Vyasa-Dhritarashtra Samvada by BN Achar Annals of BORI, LXXXIV, (2003), pp 13-22). This document establishes 1) the concordance between Atharvaveda Paris'is.t.a andon to the accounts related to comets and 2) internal consistency of astronomical observations recorded in Udyogaparvan and Bhishmaparvan.S. Kalyanaraman (28 July 2006).

War starts on November 22, 3067 BCE (Saturn in Rohini, Jupiter in Revati)

Winter solstice, January 13, 3066 BCE

Bhishma's expiry, January 17, 3066 BCE Magha shukla ashtami

A fierce comet at Pushya October 3067 BCE

Balarama sets off on pilgrimage on Sarasvati on Pushya day Nov. 1, 3067 BCE

Balarama returns from pilgrimage on Sravana day Dec. 12, 3067 BCE

On the day Ghatotkaca was killed moon rose at 2 a.m., Dec. 8, 3067 BCE

These dates, in particular the occurrence of Winter solstice which is a critical celestial event, gets corroborated by the chronology of Kaus'i_taki Brahmana which should not be far-removed from the date of S'atapatha Brahman.a which has been established by Dr. BN Narahari Achar based on the Brahmana observations that the Kritthika (Pleiades group) rose exactly at the east point (eta_ ha vai pra_cyai dis'e na cyavante: S'Br. II Kanda, Ch. 1, Br. 2,3).In Kaus'i_taki Brahmana there are two statements: sa vai ma_ghasya_ma_vasya_ya_mupas'asatyadangabha_vai sannupeme (KBr. XIX,3)mukham va_ etat samvatr.sarasva yatr. pha_lguni_ paurn.ama_si_ mukhamuttare puccham pu_rve (KBr., V,1)[cf. S'Br. VI.2.2.18; Taittiriya Br. 1.1.2.8]. These observations indicate that

the sun reached the winter solstice at the full moon Ma_gha

the year was considered to be at its end at the full-moon at the star group Purva Phalguni_.

Dr. Phanindralal Gangooly notes: "From all of which we gather that the summer solstitial colure of the earliest Brahmana period when this was the case was 3100 BCE (PC Sengupta, Age of the Brahmana, in Indian Historical Quarterly, Vol. X, No.3, 1934). The vernal equinoctial colure passed through the star Rohini or Aldebaran. In the later Vedic times the sun's turning north very probably took place a fortnight earlier. The S'atapatha Brahmana says that 'some want to have a few nights more; if they want some more then they should begin the sacrifices on the night on which the moon becomes first visible before the full moon at the Phalgunis.' (S'Br. II,6.4 Br. 11). These sacrifices were begun as soon as the sun turned north. It shows that the solstices had preced by about 15 degrees and that the date when this took place was 2000 BCE. The earliest Brahmana period may be called the Rohini-Phalguni_ period. Even at this time the five early luni-solar cycle was known. (pancas'a_radauyo va_ eva yajn~a iti: TBr. 2.7.11). The calendar was luni-solar in characte. The chief signals for the beginning and the end of the year were the full-moon at the U. Phalguni_ and that at the Purva Phalguni_ respectively; from which the intercalary month were detected." (Phanindralal Gangolly, ed., The Surya SIddhanta, a text-book of Hindu Astronomy, Delhi, Motilal Banarsidass, first edn. 1860, repr. Delhi 1989, Introduction, pp. xxxv-xxxvi).

S. Kalyanaraman8 January 2003Historicity of Mahabharata; Discovery and Rebirth ofRiver SarasvatiSarasvati is ground-truth. So is Mahabharata an account of the ancient history of Bharat. The dating of this epic is fundamental in establishing the historical chronology of ancient Bharatiya Itihaas.Veda Vyasa who wrote the Mahabharata observed the sky inscriptions from the banks of River Sarasvati. The epic describes a pilgrimage of Balarama (elder brother of Krishna) from Dwaraka-Somnath(Prabhas Patan) to Mathura along the banks of River Sarasvati in 200 shlokas in the S'alya Parvan.

This date of Mahabharata War is crucial in determing the chronologies in the ancient history of Bharat since many epigraphs and inscriptions with a historical import, refer to time-reckoning based on the starting date of Kaliyuga which is close to the date of the Mahabharata War.

Dating Mahabharata events using astronomical references

Using a set of modern technology tools such as Planetarium Software (Sky Map Pro 5, Red Shift), Panchanga Software compiled by a Japanese professor to produce the equivalence between Kaliyuga dates and dates of the Christian era, Dr. Narahari Achar has tried to authenticate the accuracy of observations made by Veda Vyasa in the Mahabharata.

In the epic, Veda Vyasa himself says that day in and day out he is watching the planetary positions on the skies. His recording of over 70 such planetary events are almost like a record of celestial inscriptions within the text. These celestial events are used to date the events which occurred on the banks of River Sarasvati -- events which are described in the epic poem. Since the planets on the sky and the celestial events are remarkably accurate and follow a precise pattern of cyclical movements, to a rhythm of time, the determination of planetary positions as observed by Veda Vyasa will help determine the date of events described in detail in the shlokas of Mahabharata.

In the past, many scholars have attempted to arrive at the date of the war based on one or two celestial events mentioned in the text. But, the contribution made by Dr. Narahari Achar is unique in that he tries to find a series of dates which is consistent with almost ALL the 150 plus astronomical references contained in the text.

Akhila Bharateeya Itihaasa Sankalana Yojana has published a reference work by Shriram Sathe as a compendium of astronomical references in the Mahabharata. This work has provided the basis for this International Colloquium.

In a paper presented at the international colloquium held in Bangalore on Jan. 5 and 6, 2003 and organized by Akhila Bharatiya Itihasa Sankalana Yojana, Mythic Society and Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts Southern Chapter, Dr. Achar conclusively proves that the observed celestial events on the sky, observed by Veda Vyasa were based on a variety of observations:

1. Lunar-solar-lunar eclipse sequence occurring within a period of one month and one lunar-solar eclipse sequence occurring within just 13 tithi-s;

2. A comet (Haley's comet) is observed on the sky;

3. Bhishma waits for the uttarayana punya kaala (winter solstice) and ashtami tithi to arrive before his soul departs from the mortal body;

4. Karna describes to Krishna the observatin of unusual planetary conjunctions -- almost all the seven planets coming together;

5. Balarama's pilgrimage starts on a particular tithi and nakshatra and ends after 42 days on a particular tithi and nakshatra. All such observations are found by Dr. Narahari Achar to be consistent with only one date: about 3000 BCE, i.e. about 5000 years ago. No other date matches so consistenly with all the astronomical observations or, what may be called, celestial inscriptions.

This finding is historic and constitutes a watershed in our understanding of chronology in ancient itihasa of Bharat.

Firstly, it establishes the historic authenticity of Mahabharata as a sheet anchor of Bharatiya Itihas.Secondly, Veda Vyasa should have recorded only observed celestial events when he provides precise astronomical details in the text. The observations should have been made from the banks of River Sarasvati close to Kurukshetra. Dr. Narahari Achar reconstructs the skies as seen by Veda Vyasa from this location close to Kurukshetra.

Thirdly, together with the scientific discovery of the River Sarasvati in north-west Bharat as ground-truth and not a myth, it is possible to state with authenticity that the modern history of Bharat begins with the historic document, the Mahabharata and the War which occurred on the banks of River Sarasvati.

Fourthly, Balarama's pilgrimage along the banks of River Sarasvati as described in 200 shlokas of Salya Parva of the Mahabharata was a historic event and provides a geographical account of northern Bharat.

Fifthly, the history of modern Bharat begins from about 3000 BCE, that is, from the Kaliyuga which is reckoned from this date, according to Bharatiya Kala Ganana.

Sixthly, there is no historic document in human history which records historical events with such astonishing accuracy, to the last tithi and nakshatra.

Seventhly, this demonstrates the remarkable astronomical knowledge possessed by the rishis of Bharata, exemplified by Veda Vyasa as early as 5000 years ago and establishes Jyotisha which was evolved in Bharata, as an early astronomical scientific discipline.

Thus, using modern astronomy computer-based software tools, it is now possible to state that Mahabharata of Veda Vyasa is the earliest recorded history of Bharat and the modern history spans from over 5000 years of continuous, indigenous civilization. The chronology of Bharatiya Itihas should be reconstructed from this date and based on this historical document, and need not be based on foreign travellers' accounts or theories propounded by western indologists.

Next steps. It is proposed to transport this presentation onto Planetaria in many cities of the country and abroad; the presentation will show Veda Vyasa's text juxtaposed to the celestial inscriptions. This will be an effective means of popularising jyotisha and itihas, i.e. by reaching the research findings in Bharatiya Itihas to a large number of school children and scholars all over the world and promoting further studies in Mahabharata as a sheet-anchor of Bharatiya Itihas. Hopefully, the findings will also be recorded on CD's and distributed to all schools as part of the value-based revised curricula.Brief introduction of Dr. S. Kalyanaraman and his lecture-Power-point presentation:

The rebirth of River Sarasvati by using the waters of River Sutlej, River Beas and River Sharada (called Mahakali-Karnali in Nepal) is ongoing together with the development of the river basin as a world heritage basin. This has been the catalyst for the project to network Himalayan and Peninsular rivers of the country to solve the twin problems of frequent floods in some parts of the country and recurrent drought situations in other parts of the country. The work of the National Water Development Agency, Min. of Water Resources with 200 engineers who have worked for the last 20 years to prove the feasibility of these links almost entirely by gravity flows is a magnificent engineering project linking Brahmaputra- Ganga- Subarnarekha- Mahanadi-Godavari-Krishna-Pennar-Palar-Cauvery-Vaigai-Vaippar-Gundar-Tamraparni to ensure equitable distribution of water resources in the country mainly fed from the glacier sources.

The civilization which was nurtured on the banks of the river constituted the substratum of the Sarasvati-Sindhu (earlier called Indus Valley) Civilization dated to between circa 5500 to 3500 years Before Present. With the desiccation of the river, there were migrations eastward towards the Ganga-Yamuna doab, southwards towards the Godavari and western coastline, westwards towards Gandhara in the present-day Afghanistan. The neolithic cultures which are evidenced by the recent finds of the Gulf of Khambat Cultural Complex blossomed from a maritime culture into a riverine culture and emerged from chalcolithic to bronze age and the consolidation of the cultural traditions which are present in almost every facet of the heritage cherished all over Bharat and exemplify the cultural unity of the country from Mt. Kailas to Kanyakumari, from Somnath to Gawuhati. The civilization was most extensive and extended from Ropar in Punjab to the Tigris-Euphrates valley (Mesopotamian civilization area), from Caucus mountains to Daimabad on the banks of Godavari.

The discovery of the courses of Vedic River Sarasvati traversing a distance of 1,600 kms. from Manasarovar (Mt. Kailas) to Gujarat is an unparalleled discovery in the history of human civilization. Carrying the waters of River Sutlej and River Yamuna, the mighty river had drained most of North-west Bharat for thousands of years prior to 3500 year Before Present (i.e. prior to 1500 BCE).

The causes for the desiccation of the river have been established: tectonic events of the type which hit Bhuj in Gujarat on 26 Jan. 2000 which are plate tectonics (clash of Deccan Plate with the Eurasian Plate) resulted in river migrations and disappearance of the river into underground channels in many stretches. River Yamuna migrated eastward circa 4500 years Before Present (i.e. 2500 BCE) and River Sutlej migrated westward circa 3500 years Before Present (i.e. 1500 BCE) leaving the River Sarasvati entirely dependent upon monsoon waters of the Siwalik ranges, depriving her of the glacier waters of the Himalayas.

River Yamuna captured the waters of River Sarasvati at Paonta Saheb (Himachal Pradesh), near a yamuna tear in the Himalayas, and carried them to join with Ganga at Prayag (Allahabad) thus establishing the ground-truth of what is referred to in Bharatiya tradition as Triveni Sangamam where a kumbhamela is held every 12 years.

The discovery of the ancient channels which were as wide as 6 kms. over the entire distance has been substantiated by analyses of satellite imagery and by studies done by atomic scientists of Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai (tritium analysis).

The tritium analysis was done in the wake of the Pokaran hydrogen-bomb blasts which occurred on 11 May 1998 to ensure that there has been no nuclear contamination of the ground-water aquifers. The most emphatic evidence that Sarasvati is not a myth but ground-truth came from archaeology of the last 50 years. Out of over 2,600 archaeological sites of the so-called Indus Valley Civilization, as many as 2,000 (i.e 80%) of the site are found on the banks of the River Sarasvati which flowed 300 kms. east of the River Sindhu. There are very large sites on this River banks: Rakhigarhi, Lakhmirwala, Bhatinda, Ganweriwala, each of which is larger than either Harappa or Mohenjodaro.

There are also culturally vibrant sites such as Ropar, Kunal, Kalibangan, Kotdiji, Dholavira, Surkotada, Lothal, Rangapura, Rojdi, Padri, Dwaraka attesting to the maritime-riverine nature of the indigenous origins and evolution of the civilization. The cultural traits found in this civilization continue into the historic periods of Bharat and are present even today in the cultural mosaic of the nation.

Some examples are: finds of shiva linga at Harappa (dated to 4,500 years BP), finds of 50 seals and copper plate inscriptions carrying the swastika glyph, find of a burial site of a woman at Mehergarh dated to 6500 BCE (i.e. 8500 BP) with a wide bangle and ornaments made of s'ankha (turbinella pyrum); this s'ankha is a Rs.5 crore industry even today in the coastline of Bharat particularly in Gulf of Mannar and Gulf of Khambat; find of a terracotta image of a woman wearing red sindhu on the parting of her hair; find of a statuette of a priest wearing angavastram as it is worn even today by priests in Bharat; find of polished stone pillars at Dholavira like the stone pillars found in many architectural monuments all over Bharat; find of a rock-cut reservoir and a pushkarini at Dholavira and Mohenjodaro, like the pushkara-s which are present in many tirthasthana-s of the country; find of boat and cart similar to those used even today in the region.

The use of copper plate inscriptions continued into the historicla periods within the country. Such is the uniqueness of the River Sarasvati that there are 72 r.ca-s in the R.gveda adoring the river; one Rishi Grtsamada calls her ambitame, naditame, devitame sarasvati: i.e. best of mothers, best of rivers and best of godesses. There is only one reference to River Ganga in this document attesting to the fact that the oldest human document, the R.gveda was composed on the banks of the River Sarasvati. The vedic dharma and vrata traditions and the agama traditions which have their roots in the river basin, continue in the cultural mosaic of the nation.

Such a great river got desiccated which led to migrations of people eastwards towards the ganga-yamuna doab, westwards towards Gandhara, southwards hugging the coastline. Thus, it is conclusively established that the roots of bharatiya civilization were indigenously evolved and there were only contacts with neighbouring civilizations such as Mesopotamia and Caucasus for trade. This is attested by the finds of decimal series of weights used in the civilization also used in the Persian Gulf sites. A cuneiform cylinder seal found in Mesopotamia depicts a Meluhha merchant visiting a royal personage in Mesopotamia accompanied by his wife carrying a kamandalu. It is generally accepted that Meluhha referred to the Sarasvati-Riverine-Maritime civilization area.

The projects for reviving this river using check-dams and watershed management techniques to harvest the monsoon waters of Shivalik ranges, have started to ensure the availability of water in River Sarasvati from Adh Badri to Sirsa all the year round. With the dams on Sutlej (Bhakra and Nangal) and on Beas (Pong) providing the waters at the Harike reservoir, a Rajasthan Canal (also called Sarasvati Mahanadi Roopa Nahar) has transformed the desert areas into fertile lands over a stretch of 650 kms. Projects are ongoing to extend the Sarasvati Canal beyond Gedra Road (Barmer Dist.) upto Rann of Kutch. By augmenting this canal with the glacier waters of Mahakali-Karnali (Nepal) - Sharada (Bharat) which will be transferred across Yamuna, the Reborn Sarasvati will flow upto River Sabarmati.S. Kalyanaraman8 January 2003

Dr. B.N. Narahari Achar is a Professor in the Department of Physics, University of Memphis, USA. He obtained his Ph.D.in 1968 from Pennsylvania State University. His researches are in Theoretical solid state physics and in ancient tradition of Vedanga Jyotisha. He has published a number of papers in academic and scientific journals on the use of modern astronomical techniques for validating the astronomical references contained in the ancient texts of Bharat. He has reviewed over 150 years of scholarly works related to dating Mahabharata with particular reference to over 70 astronomical references contained in the Mahabharata itself. He has found a way to simulate the planetary positions on the skies and to validate the accuracy or otherwise of conflicting dates arrived at by scholars for the date of the Mahabharata War.

Dr. S. Kalyanaraman was a Senior Executive in the Asian Development Bank between 1978 and 1995 responsible for a disbursement portfolio of US Dollars 60 billion and world-wide information systems network of the Bank. Earlier he was a member of the Indian Railway Accounts Service and Chief Controller of Accounts, Karnataka Electricity Board.

He has compiled a multi-lingual comparative dictionary of 25 ancient Indian languages. He has set up a web-site on River Sarasvati and Civilization at http://www.hindunet.org/saraswati with over 30,000 files.

His presentation focussed on River Sarasvati, Civilization, Rebirth of River Sarasvati and National River Network Project. The discovery of Vedic River Sarasvati is a historic event unparalleled in the history of human civilization. The river is not a myth but is ground-truth and had drained in North-west Bharat over a distance of 1,600 kms. from Manasarovar, Mt. Kailas to Gujarat (Somnath, Prabhas Patan). The discovery has been made through analyses of satellite images, archaeological discoveries of over 2,000 archaeological sites on the banks of the river, tritium analysis by atomic scientists and geomorphological/glaciological studies.

The causes for the desiccation of this great river has also been established as due to plate tectonics and consequent river migrations over a period of 1000 years between 4500 to 3500 years Before Present. Projects have been started to make this river flow again. The river nurtured the civilization of Bharat on its banks and in the coastal areas surrounding Gujarat with emphatic evidences of indigenous evolution and continuity of culture in the historic periods of Bharat thus constituting the roots of Bharatiya Civilization

MAHABHARATA PLANETARIUM PROJECTObjective

The objective is to demonstrate that over 70 sky inscriptions mentioned by Veda Vya_sa in the Mahabha_rata are remarkably scientific dates of the War. This demonstration will be presented in Planetaria all over the world simulating the skies as seen from Kurukshetra by Veda Vya_sa using astronomical computational software. This will validate the Maha_bha_rata as a historical document, a sheet-anchor of the modern history of Bharat which commences in 3012 BCE (Before Common Era, according to the Gregorian Calendar).

Background

From 22nd to 24th November, 2002 a national seminar was organized on History of India through Vedic Astronomy under the patronage of Dr. N. Mahalingam. On 5 and 6 January 2003, a colloquium will be held in Bangalore under the auspices of the Yojana, the Mythic Society and Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts Southern Regional Chapter on Date of Mahabharata using only astronomical references. Dr. Narahari Achar will be presenting his findings together with scientists and scholars.

Dr. Ramasubramanian, Professor of Theortetical Physics in University of Madras made a brilliant presentation on the purpose, and methodology of Indian Astronomy.I mentioned in the seminar about the path-breaking work done by Dr. Narahari Achar of Universit of Memphis, USA, validating, (using Planetarium Software, Sky Pro and Red Shift Sky computer software), Prof. Srinivasa Raghavan’s computations (using Vedanga Jyotisha, in 1979) on the astronomical references mentioned in the Mahabharata.

Dr. Sabaratnam and Shri V. Sundaram also associated with Dr. Mahalingam had arranged for a visit to the planetarium in Chennai. The director of the Birla planaterium, Dr. Ayyan Perumal mentioned during their presentation of the Haley’s Comet’s history that the planetarium has software which can reconstruct the inscriptions on the skies upto 26,000 years Before Present.

The proposed project

Now, the idea is this. We will organize a team of young scholars to work with the Birla Planetarium, under the guidance of Dr. Ramasubramanian to make a presentation in the Planetarium demonstrating the inscriptions on the skies around circa 3000 BCE.We have the textual references from the critical edition of the Mahabharata (Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute).

Reading selected inscriptions on the sky

We have the selected inscriptions on the sky as demonstrated by Prof. Srinivasa Raghavan (using Vedanga Jyotisha computations).

We have Dr. Narahari Achar's demonstration and reading of these inscriptions, using computer simulation of the planetarium with reference to the dates (tithi, naksatra), planetary positions, Haley’s comet (dhu_ma ketu) and lunar-solar-lunar solar eclipse sequences occurring in two paks.a-s (one sequence occurring within 13 tithi-s). For example, the selected inscriptions relate to: Balarama’s start date of pilgrimage on River Sarasvati and return date; the day of beginning of the war; the date of injury to Bhishma on the 10th day of the war; the date of Uttara_yan.a (i.e. Bhishmashtami on ma_gha s’ukla which occurs after 58 days from the date of injury since Bhishma waits for the winter solstice to arrive); the planetary positions during the war as reported by Karna to Krishna; the occurrences of lunar-solar-lunar eclipse sequences; and the passing of the Haley’s comet on the skies.Simulating the sky as seen by Veda Vya_sa (from Kurukshetra, on the banks of River Sarasvati)

A further demonstration of the planetarium with reference to these selected inscriptions on the sky can be made by using the Birla Planetarium facilities and the guidance of astronomers in the Planetarium and Dr. Ramasubramanian.

The idea is to display the texts in Sanskrit with translations which describe the events on the sky.This display will be done together with the demonstration of actual positions of the planets, Haley’s comet, lunar-solar eclipses and the corresponding dates of the Gregorian calendar and Kaliyuga_bda.We have a general idea of the advances made in computational software to go beyond 5000 years Before Present and also the limitations which have to be overcome to achieve greater reliability in computations by providing corrections, for example, for manda-gati ans s’i_ghra-gati of some planets and nakshatras.

Once the Birla Planetarium, Chennai, comes up with this programme, it can be replicated in planetaria all over the world demonstrating the historicity of the Mahabharata and the use of the sky inscriptions for treating this text as the sheet-anchor of the modern history of Bharat.25 November 2002S. Kalyanaraman

Over 200 scholars and scientists participated in the deliberations which included presentation of well-documented and well-researched papers/power-point presentations with sky maps, by scholars from Bharat and from USA.

Background and Executive Summary

The colloquium was made possible by the critical edition of the text of the Mahabharata compiled by scholars of the Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute headed by the late Dr. Sukthankar. Dr. Raja Ramanna, noted nuclear scientists inaugurated the colloquium. The colloquium included lectures on many facets of the use of jyotisha and bharatiya scientific tradition by Dr. KP Pandurangi, Dr. Suryanath Kamath, Prof. MKLN Shastri, Dr. SR Rao, Dr. BV Subbarayappa, Dr. A. Sundara, Dr. Nagaraju, Dr. M.A. Narasimhan, Dr. K.I. Vasu, Dr. Ramasubramanian.

The consensus reached in the colloquium was that there were over 150 astronomical references in the critical edition which could be classified by types of celestial events observed and recorded. The sky inscriptions or celestial epigraphs included:

planetary/constellation positions on dates of specific events related to the war and

starting nakshatra and ending nakshatra of the pilgrimage of Balarama along the River Sarasvati (described in the shalya parva),

the injury to Bhishma and his passing away on the winter solstice day on shukla ashtami tithi in Rohini,

position of S'ani in Rohini,

occurrence of a solar eclipse on jyeshtha and an eclipse season of three eclipses in one month with a solar eclipse occurring between two lunar eclipses and the latter sequence of solar eclipse-penumbral lunar eclipse occurring within 13 tithis (a rare celestial event indeed),

recorded events of meteor showers and

occurrence of comets (possibly including the Haley's comet mahaaghoraa) during the war which lasted 18 days.

Mahabharata is a historical document

It was also noted that the celestial inscriptions or sky epigraphs were observed events, observed by Veda Vyasa from the banks of River Sarasvati in the Kurukshetra region. This has been validated by the references to the mighty river in the Mahabharata. Recent scientific researches have established that the River Sarasvati of Vedic times and of the days of the epic was not a myth but a geo-physical reality as mentioned in the texts and has been established as ground-truth. [ http://www.hindunet.org/saraswati ] Thus, the Mahabharata constitutes a historical document with a wealth of geographical, geophysical information and vivid pictures of the society and political institutions of the times (such as janapadas involved in nation-building), in continuation of the Vedic traditions which refer to Bha_ratam Janam. The consensus was that the determination of the dates of the war should be based on establishing the consistency of ALL the astronomical references contained in the text to make it a useful reference date for chronologies in ancient bharatiya itihaasa.

Mahabharata is sheet anchor of modern Itihaasa

Against this backdrop of consensus, scholars reached further consensus that the Mahabharata was a sheet anchor of the modern history of Bharat. Areas for further were identified as:

the concept of yuga and mahayuga

knowledge of comets among ancient Bharatiya scientists

the need for compiling a critical edition of the Mahabharata astronomical references based on all variant readings and excluded verses listed as annexes in the Critical Edition and including the commentaries of Vadiraja and Nilakhantha and Madhvacharya's Mahabharata Tatparya Nirnaya

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further investigation of the reference to the occurrence of the war during night also on the 14th

day of the war

compilation and research on astronomical references in the Vedas, Puranas and other astronomical texts.

Jai Shukra (Venus), Bless us Lord Shukra, bless us today Friday your day with your Bright Shinning Light. Lord of the Tantric's, Guru to the Assura's, Lord of Love, of Beauty, of Shukra. Jai Shukra

LORD SHUKRACHARYA.

Each day of the week has a special significance and is apportioned to one or more Hindu gods or goddesses with folklore surrounding them. Vrats, fasting and observance of religious rituals are dedicated to the a particular god in the Hindu pantheon to appease Him or her. You see, ancient sages used observances such as these to spread the awareness of different gods. They would look into all aspects of life to introduce divinity in some way. Fasting and other rituals pave the path of the divine for the devotees to realize god, which is considered the sole purpose of human existence.

NAVAGRAHAS represents the nine celestial influencers in Vedic Astrology. The seven days are named after the celestial bodies of our solar system - the Sun, Moon and the planets. Apart from these, mention should be made here of Rahu and Ketu, the two nodes of the Moon - the north and the south, the points of intersection of the paths of the Moon and the Sun. Lunar eclipses occur when the Moon and the Sun are at Rahu or Ketu. So, Navagraha comprises of 1.Surya –Sun; 2.Chandra –Moon; 3. Mangala –Mars; 4.Budha –Murcury; 5. Brihaspati –Jupiter; 6. Shukra –Venus; 7. Shani –Saturn; 8.Rahu and 9.Ketu.Shukra is charming, has a splendors physique, is excellent or great in disposition, has charming eyes, is a poet, is phlegmatic and windy and has curly hair, says the sage Parasara. ‘Shukra’ means white bright or semen. Shukracharya is pulled by eight flaming horses. His consort is Dwarjaswini.

Shukra is rajasik in nature. He is an embodiment of love and a benefic planet and governs refined attributes, romance, beauty, sensuality, passion, comforts, luxuries, jewelry, wealth, art, music and dance. The spring season and bedroom serenity and sex-life is said to be Shukra’s domain.

Shukra is a karaka or indicator of spouse, love and marriage. When Shukra’s sight is strong, it brings wealth, comfort, attraction to the opposite sex in early part of life. It makes its natives tender, gentle and considerate. They are lovers of jewelry, sour taste, white dresses, decorations, perfumes, tasty foods and fine arts.

MYTHOLOGY: In Hindu mythology, Venus is known as Shukra. He is the son of the great seer Bhrigu and Usha. Bhrigu was an astrologer and taught Shukran all the spiritual sciences and scriptures. He becomes the teacher of the asuras due to enmity towards Brahaspati-Jupiter. In his position as preceptor of the antigods, Shukra prays to Lord Shiva to learn the art of brining on to life after they are killed in battle. This mantra of immortality is called Sanjivi Vidya.

Asuras are the demonic aspect of the divine and locked in eternal battle with the Devas. The asuras-Shukra alliance gives the asuras an unfair advantage. So Brihaspati, the guru of the Devas, sends his son Kaca to study under Shukra. Kaca means brightness. There must be a love story somewhere for excitement so you have it! Shukra has a beautiful daughter by the name of Devayani. Her name means ‘way to the Gods’. She is attracted to Kaca and it is mutual. The asuras learn of this and kill him. Devayani goes running to the father and Shukra chants the immortality mantra to revive Kaca. The asuras kill him again and Kaca comes back to life. The asuras were undeterred. This time around they kill him, grind the corpse into fine powder and add to Shukra’s wine. He drinks it. With Devayani grieving again, Shukra chants the mantra only to get a stomach ache. Kaca speaks to the would-be father in law from inside him!

The asuras are happy that Kaca has been done for but it was not to be the case. Sukra reveals the mantra of immortality to Kaca internally.Then Kaca tears out from Shukra’s body. He then repeats the mantra to revive Shukra. This is the reason given for wine prohibition ‘which may cause stomach ache.’ But then on the other side Goddess Kali likes wine offering for Her reasons also but that is another matter!

DEVI BHAGAVATA PURANA: Shukra is said to be the Bhargava rishi of the Atharvan descendent of sage Kavi. He was born on Sraavana Suddha Ashtami when Swati nakshtra is on ascent. He went to study the Vedas under rishi Angirasa but impeded by the guru’s favoritism towards his son Brihaspati. Then Shukra studies under Gautama rishi and performs penance to Lord Shiva for the Sanjivi mantra. He marries Priyavrata’s daughter Urjaswathi. They have four sons, Chanda, Amarka, Tvastr, Dharaatra and daughter Devayani. Brihaspati becomes guru of devas and Sukracharya to the Asuras. In this Purana, Deyanani is rejected by Kaca, Brihaspati’s son and marries Yayati who found the Kuru dynasty. Yayati is a Kuru king and the son of king Nahusha, ancestor of the Pandavas. So, the wine story is missing here!

SUKRAVARAM. Friday or Shukravar is dedicated to Shakti. Mother Goddess Durga and Kali are worshipped with utmost devotion. Shree Shuktam or Durga Chalisa is recited during the prayers. Prayers are individual and regional so sometimes one has Goddess Lakshmi or Santhoshi Mata Arati also. Santhosi Maa is an incarnation of Shakti. Kali Arati is also common.

Shukravar fasting begins at sunrise and ends with sunset and devotees wear white dress and partakes in the evening meal that consists of white-colored food like 'kheer' or 'payasam' a dessert made of milk and rice. In Bengal and elsewhere in India importance is attached to the 'Solah Shukravar Vrats.' This is fasting for consecutive 16 Fridays dedicating it to Santoshi Mata, where a devotee fasts for 16 consecutive Fridays. Sour food is avoiding in this vrat. Goddess Santoshi Mata grants devotees any wish or desire if she is amply satisfied with the purity of their devotion. Lord Shukra provides happiness and material wealth and the period of Shukra in the devotees' astrological chart is considered to be most productive and lucky.

ZODIAC: Venus or Shukra rules Friday and is considered to be effective worship of Shukra. He is the Lord of Tula. Shukra takes one year to complete the zodiac cycle living one month in each Rasi.

Happy Saturn (day)! The pressure is on, Saturn is in a difficult Karma knot, trying to show us the place where we are all tied up and need to unravel the deep subconscious roots of (Mula Nakshatra) hopefully without too much of the Goddess Devi Kali's destructive LOVE.

Get it now or Maa only knows?

Saturn Retrograde sitting on the border of Sagittarius and Scorpio it could feel like you are sitting on the border of Pakistan and India right now.

Happy Moon Day, the real Mothers Day! THE MOON IS RECEPTIVE, sensitive and has a BEAUTIFUL IMAGINATION is CREATIVE and changeable.

Mothers Day should really be today on Monday because Moon is the karaka (significator) for the Mother, water and nurturing. She is full, fullness in her beauty to reflect the sun. She represents herbs and plants, it is her soft nature we all look for in life that nurtures all things to grow.

The moon is Soma and produces the nectar of immortality. Depending on how strong your moon is it will determine how much juice (rasa) you will get from the moon or Soma in this life. A full moon in your birth chart will provide more juice (rasa) in your life. Each day the moon has a different flavour.

The Moon (Chandra) displays our likes and dislikes, our emotional (manas) mind nature, she is the Queen of the Universe. We refer to her as She but in Vedic Astrology she is a he named Chandra and he is male, the Nakshatra’s ( Chandra’s lunar mansions is where he meets the feminine aspects of the moon) his shakti’s reside here.The moon is loved by everybody he is a benefic when he is bright and can be considered weak or malefic, not to our benefit when he is a dark moon because a dark moon means (a Kali Moon) our deep inner subconscious is reflected outward and when this happens it is not an easy process).

The moon moves quickly around the zodiac, just about every day he has moved to a new Nakshatra or lunar mansion where his 27 brides reside.The moon is a huge study and there is much involved in this ocean. This is but a drop. I will elaborate more later. There are many teaching tales and the moon and the nakshatra’s are core to Indian Astrology. The Panchanga (5 measurements) of the moon shows the monthly positions and cycles. The Panchanga consists of weekdays varana, 27 nakshatra, 30 tithi, karana, and 27 Soli-lunar combinations yoga.

Rahu (the north node of the moon) and Ketu (the south node of the moon) are very closely connected to the moon. Eclipses involve the moon. The moon is very important in our life and it is important to understand where your moon was when you were born. ​The moon is a huge subject, just as women are a huge subject because women are ruled by the moon! The ebb and flow of the tides.

Happy Mother's Day, in retrospect Mothers day should be on Monday, but then everyday should be Mothers day :)

The beginning of the week starts with Sunday.

Sunday is ruled by Surya (the sun) he is the King, the soul of the Universe, the significator for you soul (atma) the atomic energy computer chip that runs your machinery (your body). Surya is hot fiery and keeps everything eliminated. Everyday praise the sun but give a little extra praise on Sunday. Be thankful for everything you have and do not have. Be thankful that your soul is here to do the work of melting through your past karma’s (actions). Be thankful your soul took a body to help your evolve.

The Sun is in the late 29 degree’s of Aries as of Saturday, and in the early minutes of Taurus as of Sunday. The Sun is transitioning from his strongest placement in Aries to Taurus ruled by Venus he is in transition we may not feel as bright as we should feel, the things that the sun signifies in our life may feel weak or a bit out of focus. Some Karaka’s for Surya are self-confidence, authority, leadership, leader in their expertise, energetic steadiness, Father and some say the right eye other say the eyes, the heart, vitality. Ruby and Ruby red are the colour of Surya. A strong Surya gives a great destiny and intelligence.

Om Suryaya Namaha, Jai Surya. Every day pay homage to the sun, through acknowledging his brilliance in our life.

Stay strong and burn bright now matter what.

Soak up the Sun today even if the Sun is not out and shining brightly, the Sun is always there it is just covered over by clouds, just as your Soul is always there and shines brightly, turn around and you be the Light, bring in the sun into your body through your imagination. You be the flame of the Sun, you be the Flame.

​If no one talks to you,O my unlucky friend, if no one speaks to you,If everyone looks the other way and everyone is afraid,Then bare your soul and let out what is in your mind,(be not afraid) Speak alone my friend. When dark clouds cover the sky, When darkness engulfs the truth,When the world cowers and bows before fear,You be the flame, The flame that burns you and banishes darkness from the world,(be not afraid) Burn alone my friend. Ekla Chalo Re by Rabindranath Tagore.

Inspired by Nabani Das Khyappa Baul,who has a song similar but as an ode to Nita that is much older than this later song by Tagore.

Om Ham Hanumate NamahaToday is Saturns Day, Lord Shani Maharaja, it should be understood that some people in India do not even say his name Saturn, instead he is simply called,”The BIG Lord.”

The Big Lord is the great delivery Deva of (karma) our actions, the rectifier or karma. There comes a time in our life when Lord Shani keeps score and he needs to even the checks and balances. Lord Saturn can make a Beggar a king and a King a beggar, so it is not all that bad. He can bestow and he can take. It all depends on your past karma’s, (what actions you did in your old car (body). Our karma’s are a mystery and we can only know a portion at a time. It is best to always keep in mind, if you do good you will get good and if you do bad you will get bad. Always be compassionate with yourself and others. There but for the Grace of God go I.

Saturn is retrograde in a tough tangled karmic knot area of the Zodia between Sagittarius and Scorpio. Deep, Deep roots are being dug up and our nose is being shoved into the good and the bad. Either way Saturn is work.

Kali has come with her rinse and spin cycle to dig up those karma’s (actions) that we have forgotten about. As I write about this I have come to the realization now after all these years how it actually works and what it feels like. My very own Saturn sits in the Nakshatra of Mula, although we are all different, I seem to have been given experiences and a memory of of how this actually feels by watching world events anybody into their 50’s and 60’s has gained some experience of watching a few Saturns’s transits of their moon.

This Saturns transit of the moon is most feared, it is called Sadi Sate (7and half years of Saturn transiting our moon. It happens every 30 years and you are lucky if you live to see your 3rd. I have been through 2 and actually they have been times of great growth and change for me. If you are willing to let go of the old and allow the new it can be easier. If you struggle with change oh yikes hang on… let go and learn to surf, you must go with the flow.Yes, this can be an intense time Saturn in Mula in retrograde, so if you are feeling agitated, if your blood pressure is boiling, it may be the delays and the karmic squeeze reaching into your deep roots and you just may want to explode. This is the karmic rinse and spin cycle.

Listen to or sing the Hanuman Chalisa, or do a Hanuman mantra, feed the poor, feed yourself, help yourself, help someone else. Saturns colour is blue, blue Safire. You can also, wear an iron horseshoe ring but warning this is not for everyone. I went to the Saturn temple in Shingnapur not far from Shirdhi in Maharastra on my first trip to India. I felt like I won a prize when I found a Sadhu selling these iron horseshoe Saturn rings. After only a few hours of wearing my new found ring, I felt depressed and knew to take it off right away and I have never been able to wear it ever again. Babu Kishan wears it happily now, he can handle Saturn I can not. It is important when doing any remedy to use your intuition and if it does not feel right don’t do it, unless you absolutely 100% trust the person who gave you the remedy.

I only trust myself.

Legend of Shanidev from the temple in Shingnapur Maharastra“Suryadev (son of Brahma) and Sandna (the daugther of Daksha Prajapati) were Shri Shaneshwar's parents.

Sandna and Suryadev had two sons Dakshinadhipati Yama and Shri Shaneshwar and four daughters Tapti, Bhadra, Kalindi and Savitri.Sandna finding it unbearable to live with the harsh glare of Surya's light, created her own replica and named her as Sanvarna and asked her to behave as Surya's wife and perform all the duties and savour the privileges of a wife. She made her promise that under no condition would she reveal to Suryadev that she was not Sandna and promised to help her when needed.

Sandna went back to her father Daksha. When Daksha saw that his daughter coming back, he advised her that she better live with her husband only. The dejected Sandna did not follow her father's advise and instead transformed herself into a mare and resided in the Himalayas and started penance.

Savarna performed the role of dutiful wife. She also gave birth to five sons and two daughters from Surya. Surya did not have any doubts about Sanvarna.

One day Shanidev was very hungry and he asked his mother to give him something to eat. She asked him to wait till she had made her first offering to God. But Shanidev insisted on serving him first and in anger kicked his mother Sanvarna. She in return cursed him that his leg would break.​Shanidev reported the matter to his father Surya. Surya said," a mother would never curse a son like this." Surya observed Sanvarna closely and found that she was not Sandna. Surya was enraged and asked her who she was. Sanvarna confessed that she was a 'shadow' of Sandna. and that Sandna had gone to the Himalaya for penance.Surya told Shanidev that Sanvarna was like his mother and her curse would not go in vain. It is therefore that Shanidev has one lame leg.”

Friday is ruled by Venus (Shukra), a Tantric peace loving, shopping, bright shinning star that is very powerful. Venus is exalted (best placement) right now in Pieces and what a beautiful flowery time of the year with all the blossoming tree’s. This spring time of the year is Venus’s time. Venus (Shukra) is one of the most (powerful forces) and awakens Kundalini Ma, Venus is irresistible attraction and Love that draws you in then takes you to life and death and back again.

Venus well let me tell you, the 'Venus Guru' they are a different type of Guru from the 'Jupiter Guru' of thursday. Thursday's Guru is more of a priestly class a positive good Guru. The Venus Guru is Kundalini Ma her very self, a Shakti (power) a Tantric Ritual Guru. Friday's Guru is Guru to the Assura’s (the shadowy side of life) the hidden, a Maha Tantric Guru who does not play by the rules and shakes you to the core. A Baul Guru is considered a Tantric Guru, we are not talking the Neo tantra of the west, or the safe Tantra webinar internet Tantra, this seems to be the story of the day.

Venus the bright a shinning star, when this Guru walks into your life your body will 'shake in fear' why because he is the 'Tantric Guru' and Tantra is not a game it is a razors edge, a bomb that goes off in your brain. With a Tantric Guru you are on a continuing path, it is not a beginners path.

Tantra is a Sanskrit word meaning many things, including technique or yantra of the body and follows the lines of India, it is not a western psychological discourse or sermon, a path filled with Western psychological interpretations.

Jyotish the art and science of Light is part of the Tantric Path, Ayurveda is part of the Tantric path learn these first then approach a Tantric Guru.

Venus brought the dead back to life, Tantra is an uncomfortable path you must die to live. You may have arrived at Tantra thinking it is going to give you comfort and it turns out to be a dangerous path as you have to die as a metaphor to everything you though you knew before you can truly awaken and not be like most people who are living unconscious like the walking dead.

There are so many making a mess of this path, hurting many along the way so one has to be extremely careful and have fully developed intuition (your soul’s GPS) and your intellectual discernment before even jumping on this boat.

In the Tantric realm you have already been there, done that and are an inborn Mystic, there is a deep remembering a deep attraction, a subconscious memory of, oh this is not going to be easy. The real Tantric guru both attracts as does Venus as a shinning diamond mesmerizes up and pulls us in. We are attracted by a sparkle but a diamond is a sharp razors edge that cuts through our worst afflictions. The Venus Guru is the Guru who can bring the walking dead back to life. A Tantric Guru is not only a lecture and give out information Guru. The Venus Guru is not the touch you on the forehead and now you are enlightened to that is Thursday’s priestly Guru.

Venus is not the 'fake Tantric Guru' who writes books of copy and paste saying they discovered something that nobody has ever known. I get a kick out of the so called Tantric’s who keep posting never before been discovered and it is only discovered because they translated it from Sanskrit to English. Teaching from the books they have translated, please people this, it is a business and nothing else.

This Venus Guru has a dual side and plays in the world but is not of the world, they love to shop and hang out at the markets, they like to make you comfortable where you so much love and bliss (shakti) just being in their presence that you are lulled into thinking everything is wonderful. A Tantric Guru is a trickster they get you in a comfortable trance and then slam the root of the unconscious shadows right out of you.

Venus loves beauty, to feel peace and harmony you do not like conflict, they would rather just give you what you want than to be bothered fighting with you. The sharp duality is a Venus Guru can be found in the burning grounds or places that are undesirable, the places where snakes, spirits, ghosts and the scary ones live. Most of these Tantric Guru’s do not have a great name because they are the real deal, they do not have a huge following. They are the ones who have a sharp hidden edge, the button pushers, the tricksters and only a very few can even walk this path.

The duality of it all Venus loves beauty, comfort, clothing and jewels and the finer things in life. Venus loves entertainment, music, art beautiful things.

Itis Thursday and I am feeling Lazy, Jupiter rules Thursday and one of his signs is laziness after all he is retrograde. Wake up, wake up, push through this allergy spring fever :)

If you have spring fever and are feeling lazy it could be Jupiter as he rules the liver and allergies can congest the liver.

"Om Bring Brihispati Namaha” Or “Om Guravae Namaha” or “Jai Guru"

Thursday is Jupiters Day, the colour is a bright Yellow, Jupiter is Optimistic.​Jupiter is the Guru and the Guru is misunderstood today, yes the Guru is always inside of you as many will say to dismiss the Guru tradition perhaps because of confusion or it is sorely misunderstand, culturally appropriated by misbehaving, mischievous fakes, who have nothing better to do than take advantage of innocent unsuspecting, fools who want to believe at all costs or who are sincere but just do not know the landscape. This will happen more and more as the first wave of the new age Yoga teachers from the past ten years of Yoga will be bored and looking for something exotic. (My prediction). Just be careful because I have already seen someone calling themselves a Baul Master and they look really exotic and cool and they are not a Baul.

However, there is an ancient "Guru Shishya Parampara Tradition" this is not for everyone and it is so completely misunderstood because there is no reference point of what it truly means to be in that relationship. There is no cultural reference point in the west. Many have been and will be taken in by charlatans and fakes who have done many wrong things. Use your Wednesday (Mercury) discernment (Buddha Yoga) to not throw the baby out with the bathwater.

The Guru is a heavy and pushes through your shadow to your greatness. The Guru is not a made up lineages, Indian cool dress, dread locks, fancy turbans or exotic. So much watering down and reductionism is happening today, I mean really listen to what they say if it so simplistic be careful, first of all have your 3 intuitional brains activated if you do not know what I am talking about, as my Kung Fu Master would say, more practice, more practice and do your research.

It is easy to say there are not any Guru's today but I will tell you there are not many prepared students these day either. The Guru will test you and most just run, Guru is not fun and games.

Guru is a Sanskrit word It is a sacred connection that most don’t even talk about because it is deep and this sacred bond has loved you so much that they have put you through the rinse and spin cycle so that you transform those deep rooted invisible karma’s that are hidden away.

So yes perhaps just say the Guru is inside because so many westerns end up with fake Guru's who either fool them into submission or take advantage and it takes years to realize how much time one has wasted. After 35 years of watching the Guru circuit coming to town the new 'Guru fashion show' coming to town and their eventual demise.

I would say it is perhaps better to just get in touch with your own inner Guru and know the questions to ask the Guru. You have to know the questions before you can get the answer. With all this Yoga craze it has become fashionable to want a Guru, desperation to say, "I have a Guru" oh dear just relax and go inside.

Jupiter is retrograde in Virgo as with any retrograde planet I was taught it is stronger for good or ill, there is a certain amount of review and pressure when we have unfinished karma’s in that area and place where Jupiter is transmitting Virgo in your chart, yes there are many other factors but I am lazy and want to keep it simple.

Jupiter is the 2nd slowest moving planet taking 9 years to move around the zodiac. Saturn is the slowest moving which takes 30 years to move around the zodiacs 12 houses (bhava's).

Where were you nine years ago, Jupiter had finished his one year cycle of Virgo but went Retrograde just to see if we understood his principle in the practical areas of our life?

We are being pushed to refine and understand, with 2 retrograde slow moving planets (Grahas) Jupiter and Saturn, gravity is squeezing us to grow, expand and understand our deep rooted lessons.

Saturn in Mula deep roots, Jupiter in Hasta Hands, what is in your hand, try to get it in your hand. Review Review Review. Jai Ma. http://vedicgoddess.weebly.com/jyotisha-blo

Jyotisha: we begin with offering our respect to Lord Ganesha, the remover of obstacles and the Lord of Categories may he Bless us!! Jai Ganesha Deva !!

om gam ganapataye namaha

om aing saraswatyai namah

Jai Daskshinamurti

My Musings: by Trishula Das

Jyotisha also called Vedic Astrology, and Indian Astrology, it is an ancient science and art. Jyotisha is the astrology of Yoga, Tantra, Ayurveda, Sanskrit, Indian Culture and Indian Philosophy, if one cuts the roots off the tree will die. Jyotisha is the eyes of the Veda's, Upanishads, Puranas and Tantra's...

If one is a sincere student of Yoga, and Tantra it is a must to practice Jyotisha also.. Yoga is not just about physical exercise.. it is a deep study that takes many years of intellectual study before one teaches...

From Various Authors.... and many by Yogi Ananda Saraswathi . You can read more at https://www.facebook.com/yogi.anandasaraswathi

Jyotisha is a holistic sacred healing system, it must be helpful. Jyotisha is a Tantra that is the study of karma and time. A practical mystical tool and practice. It is used to remove obstacles and to undestand who we are in the universe, what will be our dharma, how we will make money, and enjoy this life which hopefully will lead to moksha or freedom, it deals with all aspects of life.

Jyotish was revealed to the Rishi's in order to set the prisoners free not to hold them hostage to their karma's or enslave the individual to what is seen as malific in a chart. It was never meant to be fatalistic. Yes we have fate and free will and there is a remedy for every problem, Grace of God or Goddess is the biggest remedy. There is always hope we always need to try and fight our way.

A Jyotishi is a guide a seer and points the way, a Jyotishi never traps anybody by giving a fatalistic negative reading making people feel hopeless and in despair. The earth is the place of suffering a Jyotishi's gift is to find a solution to bring light to the situation. Thus Jyotish is the science and art of Light.

Jyotish is about understanding the bigger questions a Yogi or Yogini asks, Why am I here?? What is going on and what is next?? How do I proceed?

Jyotish is about understanding Purusha (consciousness) and Prakriti (phenomenal realm of matter) how it is all woven together? Jyotish is a Tantra a technique.

Jyotish is a sadhana it keeps the mind awake and aware and with the help of Lord Ganesha it helps us categorize life into a workable deeper understanding.